22.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glen Alpine · Suburb / Locality
Language in Glen Alpine
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Glen Alpine now speak a language other than English at home. While 22.9% of the community uses a second language, this is much higher than in most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the range of languages spoken, including Arabic and Mandarin.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 22.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. English is the main language for 74.4% of the community, while 4.2% speak Arabic, and 1.1% speak Mandarin.
2.8% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Glen Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11649/glen-alpine/topic/language